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Household of John Dowd (born 1845, Roscommon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Dowd and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dowd, born in 1845 in Roscommon, Roscommon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Dowd, born in 1853 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Catherine (born 1877 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1825 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland) and John's Boarder, Patrick (born 1845 in Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland).


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John Dowd's household

Male

John

Dowd

Head
Female

Mary

Dowd

Wife
Female

Mary J

Dowd

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Dowd

Daughter
Female

Mary

Burke

Mother In Law
Male

Patrick

Flanaghan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Dowd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dowd

Head

Married

36

1845

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Mary

Dowd

Wife

Married

28

1853

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Dowd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Catherine

Dowd

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Burke

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

Patrick

Flanaghan

Boarder

Widower

36

1845

Roscommon, Roscommon, Ireland

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